How Tassat and Lynq Are Rebuilding Financial Infrastructure

After appearing in recent episodes, Ava Labs President John Wu officially joins Layer One as co-host. 🥳 In Episode 12, he joins Kelvin Sparks alongside Andre Frank, COO of Tassat, and Jerald David, CEO of Lynq, to discuss how Tassat and Lynq are rebuilding financial infrastructure with real-time settlement and yield-bearing assets on Avalanche. The conversation covers the shift from legacy banking rails to always-on blockchain systems, capital efficiency through “yield in transit,” and the growing demand from institutions for compliant, risk-managed solutions. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 01:38 - Tassat Background 03:37 - What Lynq Is 05:55 - Episode Overview 06:42 - Avalanche Migration 08:48 - Why Avalanche 10:57 - Institutional Adoption 17:15 - Regulation and Compliance 25:23 - Yield in Transit 36:59 - Real-World Use Cases Guest links: Andre Frank -    / andre-frank  Tassat - https://x.com/tassatgroup Jerald David -   / jerald-david  Lynq - https://x.com/Lynq_Network Host links: John Wu - ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/John1wu Kelvin Sparks - https://x.com/imyoungsparks⁠⁠⁠ The Block - https://x.com/TheBlockCo Ava Labs - https://x.com/avalabs Avalanche - https://x.com/avax --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to The Block's Newsletters! 🚨 Breaking News 👨‍🔬 Expert Analysis 📈 Market Insights Subscribe now 👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theblock.co/newsletters⁠⁠⁠ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hiring in crypto? 🧠 Find top talent fast with Campus, powered by The Block! ✅ Challenge candidates with our Crypto Assessment Test ⚡ Hire faster, build stronger teams Start your free trial today 👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://theblock.co/campus